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Letters Patent No. 78,303, dated llfay/ 26, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRN AND SEED-PLANTERS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAYCONOERN:

VBe it known that I, FRANKLIN W, MARRIOTT, of the town of Richwood, and county of Union,in the State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved Machine for Planting `(.iorn or other Seeds; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toV the letters of reference marked thereon. l

The nature ot' my'invention consists in so constructing a machine, to be hereafter described, as to be able to furrow out the ground, drop theseed at any desired intervals, and in any quantities, as also cover the same, all by one operation, combining simplicity of construction, economy, and reliability.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the drawings-- Figure 1 represents a longitudinal and vertical section of my seeder,

A being the wheels, B the frame, secured in any suitable manner to axle G. This frame, B, supporting receptacle or hopperF, is made of two pieces joined together in front, and spreading out toward the rear.

ttached to--this frame B arefthe handlesf, coming in contact with it 1n front, just behind a piece, e, projecting downward, vbut this attachment may be varied without changing the nature of my invention. These handlesf are secured to rear part of frame B by being secured to diagonal pieces b projecting downward; these, as well as e, lcarrying each a shovel-plough, d).

The pieces b are directly secured to pieces B, and through them fj' are secured to the same. F is a lreceptacle or hopperl for the seed, being secured to a cross-pieee, E, attached to pieces B B. This piece, E,

forms the bottom ofthe hopper F, and a dropping-spodt, Gr, is attached to its lower side.

Passing longitudinally through E is a sliding piece, II, having a hole,'I, through it, intendedto hold the desired quantity ot seed to be dropped each time.

Until the piece II is pushed forward, the seed in this hole are retained, as the lower part et' E constitutes a bottom, as seen at K. The upper part of E is eut out at z', to let the seed into the hole in sliding piece H. I

To the front end of I'I is .attached aspring, j, which is fastened in front to piece e, or it can be fastened to any other part ot the framework. Where spoutGr is attached to lower side of E, there is a hole, Z, extending up underneath II, covered, however, above II by piece E.

The wheels A are secured to the 'axle C, which carries a cani or wheel, I, having two projections i. The number of theseprojections can be varied at pleasure, depending upon the distance apart eaclrchnrge ot' seed is to be dropped. On the wheels A, it will be seen, there are also projections s. The whe-els serve to regulate the distance apart ot' the rows, whilst these projections, two, more or less, will designate where the seed is to be dropped. v i

The beams or pieces '1), attached to handles f, and frame-pieces B are not necessarily permanently attached to those latter, but can be made adjustable, so that these pieces, with their ploughs, can be raised or lowered at plensure,rparticularly the former, in going to or returning from the field.

The operation is as follows: Having att-ached the draught-animals to the front of my machine, the front plough, D,at bottom of piece @,malies a furrow, and at certain intervals, the com or toothed wheel t', on the axle C, coming in contact with sliding or reciprocating piece H, pushes it forward, so that the hole in it, containing the charge of seed, comes over spout G, where the charge is dropped, and falls into the furrow made by the forward plough. Thus, at certain intervals, regulated at pleasure, by my devices, any quantity of seed can be dropped, and at any desired distances apart. The 'devices described may be varied without altering the nature of my invention. l v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l1"seed-'planter, constructed and operated in the manner substantially ns shown and described.

` FRANKLIN W. MARRIOTT. Witnesses:

JOEL D. GRAHAM, Geenen SMITH. 

